10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. The problem of free-roaming cats — and their predation on birds and other wildlife — is hotly contested in communities across the country, and it triggered a lively exchange in the hearing room.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 219

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

Owls 224

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Kinabalu (at 13,455 feet the highest peak in southeast Asia), and human development that has resulted in freshwater rice fields, secondary forest, and oil palm plantations, this means that Borneo offers an incredibly high degree of biodiversity. I do not have a copy of this book, but I was able to find sample plates on book dealer sites.)

Brunei 179

Brunei Birds Asia China 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. When you throw the feral Cat in there, not only do they push out the indigenous wild carnivores, but they are hunting animals that are not quite adapted to avoiding them as well as they may be to avoiding other animals.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

In the same article, Henry Adams, wildlife management coordinator for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, describes the night heron as having “grumpy old geezer energy.” for a sample of more than 800 species ( source ). It seems to me that Azure-winged Magpies have become more and more frequent in Shanghai parks.

Birds 204

Birds Research Science Europe 204

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Here’s a sample of how that section reads: “Ducks have 14-18 feathers (rectrices). Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. So–not a fan of hunting. Wood Duck, Written Species Account, pages two and three. I was really taken aback when I saw this.

Ducks 124

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124